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Islamic finance and crowd funding brings clean energy to underserved communities.
With new climate financing support from Japan, UNDP will assist Georgia to protect forests and reduce emissions.
With support from Japan, the country aims to reduce its high fossil fuel dependency through a just transition mechanism.
With plans to cut emissions 60% by 2030, become carbon neutral by 2050, Lao PDR is showing climate leadership.
UNDP is committed to support the government in exploring new financing instruments, particularly thematic bonds that take into account ESG criteria.
Young Kenyan entrepreneurs are tackling deforestation and shifting to a circular economy through innovation.
In celebration of International Forests Day, students from the Kalinago community in Dominica came out to plant fruit trees on their school compounds
Japan becomes newest and largest partner to the next phase of UNDP’s Climate Promise, providing significant climate funds for 23 countries and…
53 countries have included actions to promote women’s empowerment in their revised climate action plans, up from seven countries in 2015.
Learn how 3 countries are tackling the water crisis and supporting their national climate pledges.
This webinar will present climate finance tools to support countries to address financial aspects of their NDCs.
UNDP and the Government of Iceland is organizing a high-level side-event during CSW66.
UNDP developed a guidance framework to support countries to design green recovery options that incorporate climate action.
A borderland community in Namibia becomes a first responder for climate-migrants from neighboring Angola